Rail-anchor.



w. M. MITCHELL.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.9. 1911.

Patented July 31, 1917 W. M. MITCHELL,

RAH. ANCHOR.

1,235,495. APPLICATION man APR. 9, Ian. Pa mnted July 31 1917.

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-Byllkll1ll1jlhtil3lVILLIAM M. MITCHELL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident ief Louisnille;county-of Jefferson, and State ofKentucky, havge invented certain new and useful Improvements inRail-Anchors, of -'l1ich,.I-.do declare thefollowing to be a full,cleanand exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part-50f this specification.

"lli'ei-pnesent-invention has for its object to provide iasimple, cheap.and effective constructaon i of rail anchor adapted to pre- "ventthecreeping of railway rails; and tonthis: end the invention consists inthe features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated intheaaccompanying drawings and particularly pointed-out in the claimsatthe I end 'of this specification.

Figure 'lsis' view in side elevation and.

Fig. a plan' View showing part of a raiL way mng cross ties' offa track.and a rail anchor embodyin my invention; Fig. 3 is view/inf centralyertrcal cross section through Fig: '2, parts being shown in elevation:Fig: a is amg enlarged detail view sho the-joii'it 'between the. anchormenr. her and the 'stud' onpro ection on the rail flange? Fig. '0 isa' view' sim'ilar to Fig. 2

but showing a modified form of the invention. FigPB is-a- View'ii'ic'entral yertical cross section through Fig. 5. v

Referring more particularly to the form of the invention illustrated inFigs. 1 to l of the drawings, A designates the cross ties of a railwaytrack and A denotes one of the rails mounted thereon and suitably spikedthereto. To one side of the center of the rail A and preferably to oneof its base 40 flanges a, is connected a stud or projection B adapted tobe engaged by a suitable anchor member C that Will be convenientlyconnected to one, or preferably a plurality, of the cross ties A of thetrack. The stud or projection B may consist of a short post or sectionof a. bar that is united to the rail (preferably to the base flange a},by fusing or Welding the stud to the base flange as by means of aportable cry-acetylene torch.

That is to say, that portion of the rail base flange to which the studor projection B is to be attached is first heated to approximately thefusion point by the torch and the stud is then fused to the flange byaid of the torch, a fillet of metal fused from a steel rod or pencilbeing preferably run between I RAIfJ ANCH Qi-l A i M I V Specificationbf LettersIEateiit, p fj t gj yg 19 ;.',--App1i cationfiledhpriifi,leiiil serialno.160,630. i i i or around the baseof thestud or projection B and'the base flange or of the rail. By this meansthe stud is solidly and permanently united to the rail, becoming, ineffect, an integral part thereof.

The anchormember C may be made in a variety of. forms, one simple formbeing the bar G having end portions 0 adapted to eX- tcnd over aplurality of cross ties, these end portions 0 being formed with holes toreceive spikes c by which the anchor member C is connected to the on :sties. A portion of the anchor member C is'bent inwardly and slightlyupwardly as shown. at C and is formed with an opening 0 adapted to setover the stud or projection B. to firmly engage or interlock with saidstud or projection. Preferably the stud or, projection B is provided atits free end with a suitable offset Z) adapted to prevent any accidentaltending obliquely to the line of the rail A,

and the hole 0 in the inwardly bent portion C of the anchor member C maybe formed of an oval shape corresponding to the shape of the head 7) ofthe stud B but the major axis of this hole 0 will extend parallel withthe line of the rail A. In applying'the anchor member A to the stud B,the anchor member will be turned obliquely to the line of thevrail A sothat the head or offset 1) of the stud B may enter the oval-shaped holein the portion C of the anchor member, after which the body of theanchor member C will be turned slightly to a position parallel with therail A and the portion 0 of the anchor member C Willthen be spiked tothe ties. lVhen the anchor member is thus in position for use, it willsecurely hold the rail against creeping in either direction and alldanger of the loosening of the anchor member or its disengagementfromthe rail will be effectively overcome.

'It is obvious that the manner of applying my invention may be widelymodified without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus, inFigs. 5 and 6 of the drawingsl have shown aprojection B that is fused orwelded to the outer edge of one of the base flanges a of the rail A andwith this stud or projection engages an anchor member C that has its endportions provided with spike holes to enable it to be at I tached' tothe cross ties A] of the track. The

central portion oi the anchor'member G is bent asshown at C and isformed with ahole to receive the stud orprojection B The stud B?isp'reterably formed with an cpeningB -ive' a cotter pin, a nail or thelike to more securely hold the anc or member in position upon the stud,although inasmuch as the anchor member is spiked to the ties, the,danger of any disengagement of the anchor member from the stud orprojection B is practically negligible. With this form of my invention,as with that hereinbefore described, it will be seen that when theanchor member has been engaged with the stud B and has been spiked tothe ties, all danger of the creeping of the rail in either direction isavoided.

- It is obvious that changes may be made in the details set forthwithout departure from the essentials of the invention as defined in theclaims.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Thecombination with a railway rail and its supporting cross-tie, of a studor projection welded to the rail, and an anchor member separable fromthe rail and adapted to co-iiperate with said stud or projection vnaeaeae" an'dm'eans tor connectinglsaid anchor n emher to said stud orprojection;

4.. An anti-creeperfor railway rails prising a stud or projection weldedto'the rail, and a' bar adaptedto be spiked to a cross-tie and having 'aportion engaging with said stud or projectio 5. An anti-creeper forrailway rails com- 'prising a stud or projection welded to the rail, andan anchor member having a hole to receive said stud or'projection andhaving a portion adapted to be spiked to one or more cross-ties.

6. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projectionwelded to the rail, and an anchor member having a bent and perforatedportion toengage said stud or projection and having an end member forengagement with the cross-tie.

7. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projectionwelded to the base flange of the rail and an anchor member having a bentand perforated portion-to fit over said stud or projection and having anend member for engagement with the cross-tie.

8. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projectionwelded to the.

rail, and an anchor member having a centrally bent and perforatedportion to engage said stud or projection and having perforated endportions for engagement with the cross-ties of the track. 7 Y

9, The combination with a railway rail and its supporting cross tie, ofan anchor adapted to cooperate with the cross tie to prevent creeping ofthe rail, and a stud -fused or welded to the rail and arranged to holdsaid anchor removably in position on the rail.

WILLIAM M. Mrronntn a

